2015–16 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team

2015–16 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball
Corpus Christi Coastal Classic Consolation Bracket champions
Vegas 16, Runner-up
Conference Horizon League
2015–16 record 23–12 (13–5 Horizon)
Head coach Greg Kampe (32nd year)
Associate head coach Saddi Washington
Assistant coach Dionne Phelps
Assistant coach Drew Valentine
Home arena Athletics Center O'rena
2015–16 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Valparaiso 16 – 2   .889     30 – 7   .811
Oakland 13 – 5   .722     23 – 12   .657
Wright State 13 – 5   .722     22 – 13   .629
Green Bay † 11 – 7   .611     23 – 13   .639
Milwaukee 10 – 8   .556     20 – 13   .606
Detroit 9 – 9   .500     16 – 15   .516
Youngstown State 6 – 12   .333     11 – 21   .344
Northern Kentucky* 5 – 13   .278     9 – 21   .300
Cleveland State 4 – 14   .222     9 – 23   .281
UIC 3 – 15   .167     5 – 25   .167
* Ineligible for NCAA postseason during transition to Division I.
† 2016 Horizon League Tournament winner

The 2015–16 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team represented Oakland University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Grizzlies were led by 32nd year head coach Greg Kampe and played their home games at the Athletics Center O'rena. They finished the season 23–12, 13–5 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the semifinals of the Horizon League Tournament to Wright State. They were invited to the inaugural Vegas 16 where they defeated Towson and East Tennessee State to advance to the championship game where they lost to Old Dominion.

Preseason

The Oakland team traveled to Spain for a week at the end of August.[1] During the trip, they defeated each of the three European professional teams they faced.

Junior point guard Kay Felder was named Horizon League Preseason Player of the Year and Preseason First Team. The vote included coaches, media and sports information directors. Oakland was picked to finish in second place in the league.[2]

Felder was also named to the Lute Olson Award Preseason Watch List. Felder is one of 30 players on the list. The award is given to the "top Division I player who has played at least two seasons."[3]

Season

Oakland finished tied for second in the Horizon League with a 13–5 record. They received the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament and a bye into the semifinals of the tournament where they lost to No. 3 Wright State.

Oakland accepted a bid to the inaugural Vegas 16 Tournament where they defeated Towson and East Tennessee State before they lost to Old Dominion 68–67 in the championship game.

After the season, Felder hired an agent and entered the 2016 NBA Draft, ending his college eligibility. Felder is the first Oakland player to leave school early to enter the NBA draft.

Roster

2015–16 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
C 13 Brechting, BradBrad Brechting 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Cedar Springs H.S. Cedar Springs, Michigan
G 21 Cumberland, JarvinJarvin Cumberland 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Wilmington, Ohio
G 2 Daniels, NickNick Daniels 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) RS So John Glenn H.S. Westland, MI
G 30 Dorsey-Walker, SherronSherron Dorsey-Walker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Romulus H.S. Detroit, Michigan
G 20 Felder, KayKay Felder 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Jr Detroit Pershing H.S. Detroit, Michigan
C 24 Gibson, PercyPercy Gibson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 233 lb (106 kg) RS Sr Southeastern H.S. Long Island, New York
F 22 Frascone, AlekAlek Frascone 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) So Utica Eisenhower Washington Township, Michigan
F 4 Hayes, JalenJalen Hayes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 211 lb (96 kg) RS So Sexton H.S. Lansing, Michigan
F 14 Hill-Mais, XavierXavier Hill-Mais 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 257 lb (117 kg) Fr Page H.S. Greensboro, North Carolina
F 10 Hooper, MaxMax Hooper 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 201 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Brewster Academy Carmel Valley, California
F 25 Olujobi, FemiFemi Olujobi 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 271 lb (123 kg) Sr Brentwood H.S. Detroit, Michigan
G 35 Walker, MartezMartez Walker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Detroit Pershing H.S. Detroit, Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Saddi Washington
  • Dionne Phelps
  • Drew Valentine
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 24 May 2016

Schedule

The following is Oakland's schedule.[4]

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Non-conference regular season

November 18, 2015*
7:00 pm, WMYD/ESPN3		 Eastern Michigan W 91–81  1–0
 Athletics Center O'rena (3,808[5])
Rochester, MI

November 22, 2015*
4:00 pm		 at Colorado State
Corpus Christi Coastal Classic		 L 95–89  1–1
 Moby Arena (2,638)
Fort Collins, CO

November 24, 2015*
8:05 pm, ESPN3		 at Southern Illinois
Corpus Christi Coastal Classic		 L 97–88  1–2
 SIU Arena (4,280[6])
Carbondale, IL

November 27, 2015*
1:00 pm		 vs. Alcorn State
Corpus Christi Coastal Classic		 W 84–51  2–2
 American Bank Center (103)
Corpus Christi, TX

November 28, 2015*
2:30 pm		 vs. Abilene Christian
Corpus Christi Coastal Classic		 W 85–57  3–2
 American Bank Center (168[7])
Corpus Christi, TX

December 1, 2015*
7:00 pm, SECN+		 at Georgia L 86–82  3–3
 Stegeman Coliseum (5,166[8])
Athens, GA

December 5, 2015*
4:00 pm, NECFrontRow[9]		 at Robert Morris W 92–74  4–3
 Charles L. Sewall Center (2,123)
Moon Township, PA

December 7, 2015*
7:00 pm, WMYD/ESPN3[10]		 Binghamton W 83–72  5–3
 Athletics Center O'rena (2,006[11])
Rochester, MI

December 12, 2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3[12]		 at Toledo W 76–64  6–3
 Savage Arena (4,684[13])
Toledo, OH

December 19, 2015*
4:30 pm, P12N[14]		 at Washington W 97–83  7–3
 Hec Edmundson Pavilion (5,836[15])
Seattle, WA

December 22, 2015*
7:00 pm, ESPNU[16]		 vs. No. 1 Michigan State L 99–93 OT 7–4
 The Palace of Auburn Hills (20,228[17])
Auburn Hills, MI

December 28, 2015*
7:00 pm, WMYD/ESPN3		 Chicago State W 101–93  8–4
 Athletics Center O'rena (2,016[18])
Rochester, MI

December 30, 2015*
6:00 pm, ESPNU[19]		 at No. 5 Virginia L 71–58  8–5
 John Paul Jones Arena (14,465)
Charlottesville, VA
Horizon League regular season

January 2, 2016
3:00 pm, WMYD/ESPN3[20]		 Cleveland State W 86–68  9–5
(1–0)		 Athletics Center O'rena (2,508)
Rochester, MI

January 4, 2016
7:00 pm, ASN[21]		 Youngstown State L 100–98  9–6
(1–1)		 Athletics Center O'rena (2,202[22])
Rochester, MI

January 8, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN2		 Valparaiso L 84–67  9–7
(1–2)		 Athletics Center O'rena (4,110)
Rochester, MI

January 10, 2016
3:00 pm, WMYD/ESPN3		 UIC W 86–61  11–7
(2–2)		 Athletics Center O'rena (2,473)
Rochester, MI

January 16, 2016
3:00 pm, WADL-TV/ESPN3		 at Detroit W 86–82  11–7
(3–2)		 Calihan Hall (6,125[23])
Detroit, MI

January 19, 2016
7:00 pm, WMYD/ESPN3		 Northern Kentucky L 90–73  11–8
(3–3)		 Athletics Center O'rena (2,533)
Rochester, MI

January 23, 2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Green Bay W 111–95  12–8
(4–3)		 Resch Center (3,928[24])
Green Bay, WI

January 25, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Milwaukee W 82–79  13–8
(5–3)		 UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,821[25])
Milwaukee, WI

January 29, 2016
7:00 pm, WMYD/ESPN3		 Wright State W 89–63  14–8
(6–3)		 Athletics Center O'rena (3,901)
Rochester, MI

February 1, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Northern Kentucky W 85–74  15–8
(7–3)		 BB&T Arena (1,746[26])
Highland Heights, KY

February 4, 2016
7:45 pm, ESPN3		 at Youngstown State W 107–85  16–8
(8–3)		 Beeghly Center (2,056[27])
Youngstown, OH

February 6, 2016
3:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Cleveland State W 67–57  17–8
(9–3)		 Wolstein Center (2,475[28])
Cleveland, OH

February 11, 2016
7:00 pm, WMYD/ESPN3		 Milwaukee L 93–85  17–9
(9–4)		 Athletics Center O'rena (3,589[29])
Rochester, MI

February 13, 2016
3:00 pm, WMYD/ESPN3		 Green Bay W 111–93  18–9
(10–4)		 Athletics Center O'rena (3,908[30])
Rochester, MI

February 15, 2016
5:00 pm, ESPNU		 at Wright State W 89–73  19–9
(11–4)		 Nutter Center (4,846[31])
Fairborn, OH

February 19, 2016
8:00 pm, ESPNU		 at Valparaiso L 86–84  19–10
(11–5)		 Athletics–Recreation Center (4,863[32])
Valparaiso, IN

February 21, 2016
4:00 pm, ASN[33]		 at UIC W 74–63  20–10
(12–5)		 UIC Pavilion (2,888[34])
Chicago, IL

February 26, 2016
9:00 pm, ESPNU		 Detroit W 108–97  21–10
(13–5)		 Athletics Center O'rena (4,114[35])
Rochester, MI
Horizon League Tournament

March 7, 2016
9:30 pm, ESPNU		 (2) vs. (3) Wright State
Semifinals		 L 59–55  21–11
 Joe Louis Arena (6,557[36])
Detroit, MI
Vegas 16 Tournament

March 28, 2016*
9:00 pm, CBSSN		 vs. Towson
Quarterfinals		 W 90–72  22–11
 Mandalay Bay Events Center 
Paradise, NV

March 29, 2016*
11:30 pm, CBSSN		 vs. East Tennessee State
Semifinals		 W 104–81  23–11
 Mandalay Bay Events Center 
Paradise, NV

March 30, 2016*
10:00 pm, CBSSN		 vs. Old Dominion
Championship game		 L 68–67  23–12
 Mandalay Bay Events Center 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.goldengrizzlies.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/082615aac.html
  2. ↑ http://hln.s3.amazonaws.com/medias/files/896/original.pdf?1444838240
  3. ↑ http://www.horizonleague.org/blog/oaklands-felder-named-to-lute-olson-award-preseason-watch-list
  4. ↑ "Oakland University Golden Grizzlies Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". goldengrizzlies.com. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
  5. ↑ http://espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=400835629
  6. ↑ http://espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=400835631
  7. ↑ http://espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=400854238
  8. ↑ http://espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=400830771
  9. ↑ http://mattsarzsports.com/Schedule/Weekly/basketball201516/4#.VlW64HyrQlU
  10. ↑ http://mattsarzsports.com/Schedule/Weekly/basketball201516/5#.VlW7SXyrQlU
  11. ↑ http://www.goldengrizzlies.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2015-2016/bing1207.html
  12. ↑ http://mattsarzsports.com/Schedule/Weekly/basketball201516/5#.VlW7SXyrQlU
  13. ↑ http://espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=400835633
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  16. ↑ http://www.goldengrizzlies.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/090215aaa.html
  17. ↑ http://espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=400835635
  18. ↑ http://espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=400835636
  19. ↑ http://mattsarzsports.com/Schedule/Weekly/basketball201516/8#.Vnqh8HUrIlU
  20. ↑ http://mattsarzsports.com/Schedule/Weekly/basketball201516/8#.Vnqh8HUrIlU
  21. ↑ http://mattsarzsports.com/Schedule/Weekly/basketball201516/9#.Vov633UrIlU
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  23. ↑ http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400835641
  24. ↑ http://espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=400835643
  25. ↑ http://espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=400835644
  26. ↑ http://espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=400835646
  27. ↑ http://espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=400835647
  28. ↑ http://espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=400835648
  29. ↑ http://espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=400835649
  30. ↑ http://espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=400835650
  31. ↑ http://espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=400835651
  32. ↑ http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/game?gameId=400835652
  33. ↑ http://mattsarzsports.com/Schedule/Weekly/basketball201516/15#.VsM4j3UrIlU
  34. ↑ http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/game?gameId=400835653
  35. ↑ http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/game?gameId=400835654
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